Swinging stanchion for cattle.



PATENTBD MAY '7, 1907.

M. LATTIN. SWNGING STANCHION'I'OR CATTLE.

APPLICATION FILED AVUG.18, 1906.

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UNITED- STAT-Es PATENT OFFICE.

l`MARS`HALLLATT[N, OF LOCKWOOD, OHIO.

SWINGING- STANCHION FOR CATTLE.

4To aZZ- whom.' it may concern.- Be it known that I, 'MARSHALL LATTIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lockwood, in the county lof Trumbull and State of'Ohio, have invented certain new and usefnl Improvements in Swinging Stanchions for Cattle, of which the following is a speciiication.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved swinging stanchion for cattle,

\ which will be simple and durable in construc- I tion and easily manipulated and efficient in operation and which will also be comfortable to the animals, and by which the present rigid, cruel form of stanchions may be'readily and chea ly converted into a` yielding, comfortable stanchion embodying the fea-k tures of this invention.

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may be of any size accordin Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followin description and indicated in all the views o the drawings by the same my improved stanchion to the Anumber ated, and said The framework of of animals to be accommo A su port 5 1n the form of a rod is mountedin4 tlie uprghts 4-and preferably also `1n l.hangers 5 dependin from the up ercross b ar 3. Yokes 6, wluch may be o any desired number according to the number of aninals tobe accommodated are mounted within the framework of the stanchion, said f y yokes comprising a pair of yoke members 7 .iss-

fendsand the; support, and *depending and 7a mounted to swing upon the support ,5 inall directions by means of a comparatively loose connection between their upper Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Application med August 18,1906. Serin No. 331,205.

atented May 7, 1907.

from` said support as shown. The yoke members 7 an 7 a are connected together at vtheir lower ends to form the yoke by means of a stra 8 which is preferably conf-acted at each en to the lower-ends of the said yoke members and is provided with a screw eye or similar device 9 to whichone end of a cable or similar flexible member 10 is connected. The other end of said flexible member 10 is connected to a similar screw eye 9a secured to thellower cross bar 1.

The yoke member 7a of each pair of yoke membersis held at its upper end between one of the hangers 5a and the upper end of an oblique brace 11 which is secured `at its upper and lower extremities between the upper and lower cross bars 3 and 1. Hence, while the yoke members 7 a are'permitted to swing in all directions, they are held without sliding,

mgvement on the su porting rod 5 at their upper ends. The other yoke member 7 of each pair of yoke members is arran ed to slide upon the ysupporting rod 5 to anc from its complemental member 7, By this means the yokes 6 may be opened more or less at' their upper ends by spreading the yoke menu-ners 7 and 7 1 apart, so as to receive the dead of the animal.

In order to close the yokes after the ani* mals heads have been received therein, and

-in order to accomplish this action simultaneouslywith respect to all of the yokes, rings 12 are rovided. These rings are adapted to be p aced over` the upper ends of I the spring 14 which is connected to an eye A 15 projectin from the yoke member 7 .nearest to the le t-hand uprightll. 'A lever 161s fulcrumed 4intermediate of its ends on the opposite upright, and the end of the actuating rod 13 1s secured to one arm of said lever sov that the manipulation of the latter will draw upon the cord and close the yokes. And the other arm of said lever is designed for engagement by a catch 17 which is in the form of a hook secured to one of the uprights 4 and around which the free arm of the lever is intended to be sprun If desired, in addition tol the rin s l2 w ich are arranved to IIO om a chain 19 or e like, secured to the ently ofthe other yoke.

oblique brace 11. The rings 18 and theirf chains 19 may be used to assist in holding the upper ends of the yoke members in connection with the rings 12, or the rings 18 may be employed as substitutes for the rings 12, if it is desired to hold one lyoke closed independ' It is .obvious that after the lever 16 has been secured to the catch 17, with the rings 12 over the upper ends of the yoke members 7, both of said yokes will be closed,l and at the same time will permit a slight -yielding motion of the two yoke members with respect to each other, so that no undue pressuret -members 7, and these catches are preferably connected to theupright-s 4 so as to swing 1 down against the upper.ends of the sliding yoke members 7, and hold the same locked.

In order to free both of said catches fromv Athis locking engagement, I have provided a flexible connection 21 between them. By -pulling upon this exible connection, which is composed ofa chain on cord, it is evident that the branches 22 thereof which extend' upwardly and slide through the upper cross bar 3, will pull the catches 20 upwardlyand thus disengage :them from the upper i ends of the sliding yoke members '7.v

.From the foregoing description in connec- A tionwith the. accompanying drawings, it will be seen that I have provided an improved construction of cattlestanchion in which'the yokesare free to swing in all directions within a limited area, so as to allow substantial freedom to the animals heads and necks, which'will permit under one adjustment oi' the parts a yielding relative movement between the upper ends of the two yokemembers of each pair, and which whenever desired may be so arranged that the yokes will be securely and positively locked, so as to hold their upper ends in rigid relation toy each other, against this yielding movement. The improved stanchion of my invention is composed oi comparatively few and simple arts that can be easily assembled and manufactured, and which will be'durable as wellA as eflicient in operation.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

swing on said supporting rod, and pivot-ally connectedtogether at their lower ends, one of said yoke members being mounted to slide on said rod, a spring tending to draw said yoke member away from the other yoke member whereby to open'the yoke, a'lever iulerumed on the framework, a ring arrangedfor detachable engagement with the upper end of the sliding yoke member, andan o erating cord connected to said ring. andv a so connected to said lever, for thepurpose speci-v fied.

2. A cattle stanchion', comprising alframework, a supporting rod in said framework, a plurality of pairs of yoke members mounted to swing on said supporting rod and depend-y ing therefrom, the lower ends of said yoke members being4 pivotally connectedto'- gethenone of theyoke members of each pair being arranged to slide on" said rod, toward and from the other yoke member of the same pair, a spring secured to one of th'esliding yoke members and tending to draw the same away from its complemental member, a'

lever fulcrumed on the framework, a plurality of rings adapted to be placed over the upper ends of the sliding yoke members, and an operating cord connected yto said rings and to one arm of said lever.

3. A cattle stanchion, comprising a framework, avsupporting lrod. in said framework, a plurality' of pairs of yoke members mounted to swing on said supporting rod and depending therefrom, the lower ends of said yoke members being pivotally connected i together, one of the yoke members of each pair being arranged to slide on said rod, toward and from the other yoke member of the same pair, a spring secured to one of the sliding yoke members and tending to draw the same away from its complemental member, Va lever fulcrumed to the framework, a plurality of rings adapted tobe placed over t-he y upper ends of the sliding yoke members, an

operating cord .connected to -said rings and IOO to one arm of said lever, and a catch with which the other' arm of said' lever is adapted to engage.

In testimony whereof I aflix in presence of two witnesses.

MARSHALL LATTIN. lL. s] Witnesses:

.FmnLrA' MORAN,

MARIA LA TTiN.

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